People in the alley: A woman dressed as a man shouldn't be foolishly filial, Zhuang Chaoying

Time flies, and school starts in just a few days.

Zhuang Chaoying's high school has already started, and she went to work early this morning. Xiaoting and Tunan went back to school together to pick up their new books. Back home, the two sat at their desks, enthusiastically covering their books.

Just then, Lin Dongzhe walked in like a gust of wind. "Hello, Auntie!" he greeted Huang Ling, who was sewing clothes, politely.

Huang Ling stopped her needlework: "Okay! Dongzhe, Xiaoting and Tunan are in the cabin!"

"Xiaoting, Tunan, are you covering books?"

Xiaoting nodded.

Lin Dongzhe's gaze was drawn to the workbooks beside him. He walked over, picked them up, and looked at them. His eyes lit up. "Xiaoting, now that we've got new books, our old workbooks are useless, right? Let's sell them for money!"

Xiaoting tilted her head and thought for a moment, then thought it was a good idea: "Okay, they're all on the cabinet, you can take them yourself!"

"Xiaoting, let's split the money between us!"

Upon hearing this, Xiaoting immediately protested: "I did more homework than you, so I should get more money!"

Lin Dongzhe pouted unconvinced, but didn't say anything more.

I moved a stool over and laboriously took all the exercise books off the cabinet.

Then, he walked over to Xiaoting and his eyes suddenly fell on the picture book on the table.

Xiaoting, quick as a flash, snatched the picture book and hugged it tightly to her chest. "This isn't for sale!"

Xiaoting is much stronger than most children now, and Lin Dongzhe tried to snatch it, but he couldn't overpower her at all. "Xiaoting, your drawing isn't very good either, let's sell it!"

"I'm not selling! I said I'm not selling, and that's final!"

Lin Dongzhe pouted, feeling a bit annoyed. He turned to Zhuang Tunan for help: "Brother Tunan, why don't you do something about Xiaoting? How can a girl like you have so much strength? From now on, I won't let Brother Tunan take you to play, I won't go to the toilet with you, and I won't go to school and come home with you!"

Zhuang Tunan shook his head helplessly, gently patted Xiaoting's shoulder, and then looked at Lin Dongzhe: "Dongzhe, Xiaoting is my sister, my own sister! You're not!"

Huang Ling added from the side: "Born by my own parents!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Dongzhe's eyes instantly reddened. He silently turned around and dragged his heavy steps away. "Auntie, I'm going home!"

Huang Ling stood up, looking at Lin Dongzhe's departing figure with some worry: "Tu Nan, Dongzhe is sad, should we go and comfort him?"

Zhuang Tunan shook his head again: "Mom, no need. Dongzhe is very cunning. He always bullies Xiaoting. It's only because Xiaoting doesn't argue with him that he's arrogant!"

Lin Dongzhe returned home with red eyes.

As soon as he entered the house, he couldn't wait to ask his parents, "Dad, Mom, why am I not Tu Nan's biological son, but Xiao Ting is?"

His parents exchanged a glance after hearing this.

Song Ying squatted down and patiently asked, "Dongzhe, tell Mom, why do you listen to Tu Nan so much? You don't listen to Dad or me!"

Lin Dongzhe's little shoulders twitched: "Brother Tu Nan led me to play with other older kids. He's really amazing. He always protects me."

He also taught me to play chess, told me lots of interesting stories, took me to play ball, and even said he'd take me swimming once the school's swimming pool was finished!

Looking at his son's expression, Lin Wufeng knew exactly what was going on. Based on his understanding of his son, he knew that he must have bullied Xiaoting again.

He leaned down slightly, meeting his son's gaze: "Dongzhe, if you want Tu Nan to continue liking you and playing with you, you can't bully others. You need to learn to treat people kindly and get along well with your friends, so that everyone will like you."

Lin Dongzhe wiped the tears from his face with his little hands and said stubbornly, "How strange! I don't want to play with them anymore. I'm going to play with Sister Shanshan and Xiaojun." After saying that, he quickly ran out.

Song Ying and Lin Wufeng exchanged a glance, watched their son's departing figure, and smiled helplessly.

Song Ying sighed softly: "Wu Feng, I really like Tu Nan. He's sensible, good at studying, and can take care of his younger siblings. I wish he were our child."

Lin Wufeng's lips curled up slightly as he looked at Song Ying: "Teacher Zhuang and Sister Ling next door are always so lovey-dovey, it's kind of sickening. Why don't we try our best to give Dongzhe a little brother? Maybe he can be as outstanding as Tu Nan in the future."

Song Ying's face flushed red instantly, and she gently pushed Lin Wufeng away, saying, "Get lost!"

Lin Wufeng laughed heartily, grabbed Song Ying, and gave her a big kiss.

In his heart, his Song Ying was truly beautiful; he could never get enough of looking at her or kissing her.

Song Ying blushed and looked around nervously: "Okay, Dongzhe will be back soon, let go quickly!"

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As soon as Lin Dongzhe ran out of the yard, he saw Sister Shanshan, Xiaomin, and Xiaojun jumping rope on the street.

Sister Shanshan, with her sharp eyes, spotted Lin Dongzhe and immediately called out, "Dongzhe, come and stand here for a while!"

Lin Dongzhe paused for a moment, then pouted, "This is for girls, I'm not playing!"

After saying that, he continued walking slowly along the street.

As they walked, Lin Dongzhe gradually realized that he had done something wrong. After all, it was Xiaoting's notebook, and he shouldn't have forced her to take it and sell it.

I felt like a stone was stuck in my chest, and I was filled with regret. I lost interest in the games my friends were playing and just wandered around the street listlessly.

Meanwhile, Zhuang Chaoying was on her way home.

Today is a good day. He got his salary, a full forty-five yuan, and it even increased by five percent.

He walked briskly into a deserted alley.

Leaning against the corner of the wall, in the system store.

I bought a pair of black leather shoes for 12.5 yuan.

Then, I bought each of the children a pair of white Warrior sneakers, which cost seven yuan and eighty cents each.

I deliberately bought a size larger, thinking that the children are growing a lot right now, so they can wear them for a longer time.

A few days ago, he had secretly noticed Ah Ling's feet and even compared them with his hands, so he had a general idea of ​​their size.

After buying the shoes, seeing that no one was around, I picked them up and headed home.

When he got home, the meal was already prepared.

Huang Ling carefully covered up the cooked food, waiting for Chao Ying to come back.

"Tunan, Xiaoting, Daddy's back! Look what Daddy bought for you!"

The two children heard the noise and came over.

Zhuang Chaoying put the shoes on the bed, and Tu Nan couldn't wait to untie the string and wrapping paper. His eyes lit up: "Dad, they're sneakers! This smaller one is Xiaoting's!"

Zhuang Chaoying smiled and walked over to Huang Ling with the leather shoes in her hand: "Ling, you have one too!"

Huang Ling took the shoebox, opened it, and saw a pair of beautiful black women's leather shoes. A surprised smile appeared on her face.

Zhuang Chaoying quickly explained, "I got paid today, and I traded the shoes with a colleague. How are they? Do you like them?"

Huang Ling nodded repeatedly: "I like it!"

Then she looked again and suddenly realized, "Chaoying, you didn't buy one for yourself!"

Zhuang Chaoying breathed a sigh of relief, glad that Ah Ling liked it. He thought he was going to be criticized for wasting money: "I have clothes to wear. A man looks good when his wife is dressed well, so you have to dress up nicely!"

"Give it a try and see if it suits you?"

Before the words were even finished, the children had already excitedly put on their new shoes and were walking around the house.

Huang Ling smiled and invited them over, then tried the shoes on with her fingertips at the toe: "They're a finger and a half too big, but it's okay. The kids grow fast, so they can wear them for a while longer!"

As she spoke, Huang Ling put the leather shoes on her own shoes and stood up: "The size is just right, they look really good!"

Seeing this, Zhuang Chaoying smiled even more broadly: "I'm glad you like it."

Then he handed over his remaining wages, along with cloth coupons, grain coupons, and non-staple food coupons: "The higher-ups value education, so I got a raise. My current salary is forty-five yuan, and after buying shoes, I have sixteen yuan and ninety cents left."

Huang Ling took the money and handed ten yuan to Chao Ying: "This is for food."

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That evening, Lin Dongzhe walked alone towards the toilet with a flashlight.

I ran into Brother Tu Nan right at the entrance to the restroom.

"Brother Tunan!"

Tu Nan simply grunted in response and quickly walked out of the restroom.

Lin Dongzhe felt a pang of disappointment as he slowly stepped into the squat toilet, feeling wronged that Brother Tu Nan was ignoring him.

In that cramped squat toilet, the more she thought about it, the more aggrieved she felt, and tears flowed uncontrollably as she silently sobbed and defecated.

After using the restroom and coming out, he saw Tu Nan and Xiao Ting standing quietly by the sink, waiting for him. He happily ran over.

"Xiaoting, I'll give you a bigger share of the money from selling the notebooks."

Xiaoting shook her head: "Let's split it in half."

Zhuang Tunan raised his head slightly: "I'll sell the notebooks after I get into No. 1 High School."

Zhuang Xiaoting was taken aback at first, then realized what she meant and frowned: "Lin Dongzhe, you haven't washed your hands, don't touch me! Go wash your hands!"

Lin Dongzhe wasn't annoyed at all; in fact, he felt a sweet warmth in his heart from being managed by Xiaoting.

He ran off to wash his hands with a bouncy gait, looking just like a well-behaved little dog.

In his heart, as long as he could be with Xiaoting and Tunan, and being managed by Xiaoting wouldn't cost him anything, he liked being managed by Xiaoting. It felt so good to be managed!